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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

3 NGOs Suspend Work in Afghanistan after Taliban Bar Women

Amanah Nashenas, 45-year-old an Afghan teacher, collects books in a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP)

Three big international aid agencies including Save the Children said on Sunday they were suspending their humanitarian programs in Afghanistan in response to the Taliban-run administration's order to stop female employees from working. 

The administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to send female staff home until further notice. It said the move, which was condemned globally, was justified because some women had not adhered to the Taliban's interpretation of religious dress code for women. 

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